A 55-year-old woman has not had menstrual periods for 5 years and tells the primary care nurse practitioner (NP)that she is having increasingly frequent vasomotor symptoms.She has no family history or risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD)or breast cancer but is concerned about these side effects of hormone therapy (HT).The NP should:

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The current gap hypothesis regarding breast cancer supports initiating HT 5 years or more after menopause.To decrease risk for CHD,HT should begin at the time of menopause.HT will relieve vasomotor symptoms at all stages of menopause.Herbal supplements have estrogenizing effects and carry the same risks as estrogen therapy.

A 55-Year-Old Woman Has Not Had Menstrual Periods for 5